262 flemiptera-Fleteroptera. 
antennve, as well as by the narrower form, and closely 
punctured, finely pubescent elytra; the pronotal collar is 
very short, and only slightly raised, and the anterior 
margin nearly half as wide as the base; the sides are 
nearly straight and the base slightly rounded; legs 
with the posterior femora somewhat incrassated, tibiee 
spinose, first and second joints of tarsi subequal. 
There are four Palearctic species, of which we have 
only one. 
R. ater, Linn.—Entirely black, or with the head, pro- 
notum and legs red; second joint of antennze very narrow 
at the base, strongly clavate at the apex, fourth longer than 
the third, third pale at the base, third and fourth together 
about equalling the second; pronotum very strongly punc- 
tured, anterior callosities smooth and shining; scutellam 
transversely wrinkled; elytra very finely and closely 
punctured, clothed with fine grey hairs, sides slightly 
rounded in the ¢@, considerably so in the §, membrane 
dark ; femora in the red-legged varieties with one or two 
apical rings, sometimes dark at the base, tibize black or 
red with the apex dark, tarsi, apical joint black; beneath 
black. 
L. 6 mm. 
Common by sweeping, and generally distributed. 
BOTHYNOTUS, fied. 
Male subelongate, parallel-sided macropterous; female 
short oval, generally brachypterous ; surface very rugosely 
punctured and pilose. Head with the eyes not touching — 
the pronotum, antennz with the third and fourth joints 
together longer than the second, second very pilose in 
the g ; pronotum with a raised collar, sides straight, base 
rounded ; elytra, in the developed 9 with the cuneus and 
membrane much deflected, in the d nearly horizontal; 
posterior femora slender, tibize not spinose. 
